Chapter 20.51
MC – COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT
Sections:
20.51.010 Description and purpose.
20.51.020 Permitted buildings and uses.
20.51.030 Buildings and uses permitted conditionally.
20.51.040 Building height regulations.
20.51.050 Lot area, lot width and yard requirements.
20.51.060 Maximum lot coverage.
20.51.090 Other required conditions.
20.51.010 Description and purpose.
The commercial residential mixed use district is intended to allow and encourage a compatible mix of commercial, retail, service and residential uses in compact, attractive developments within areas currently designated by the comprehensive plan and by the zoning for commercial uses only. The purpose of allowing mixing of residential uses with commercial uses is to provide a market incentive for development of infill properties and to encourage development of a denser, compact, livable, and walkable community. In addition, mixed use development can help the city meet regional housing and population projections by allowing housing in areas that heretofore did not allow residential uses. The commercial residential mixed use district will have a height limit that is in the upper range of allowable height limits in the city of Pacific as incentive for compact, dense development. Likewise, the mixed use district regulations will allow reduced setbacks and parking requirements as an additional incentive for compact development. The area zoned MC typically has direct access to designated arterials. (Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.020 Permitted buildings and uses.
In the MC district, the following buildings and uses are permitted as hereinafter specifically provided for by this chapter, subject to the general provisions and exceptions set forth in this chapter and regulations set forth in Chapters 20.01, 20.68, 20.70 and 20.72 PMC. All uses shall be in an entirely closed building unless otherwise specified below or by a conditional use permit:
A. Administrative and professional offices;
B. Administrative government services;
C. Adult family homes;
D. Agricultural sales;
E. Amusement and recreation, e.g., indoor or outdoor establishments not exceeding 30,000 square feet of total floor area including landscaped areas, together with accessory uses established on a lot or combination of lots up to three acres;
F. Building materials and garden supplies, level 1 (up to 10,000 square feet of floor area per establishment);
G. Business services;
H. Community, cultural services;
I. Eating and drinking establishments;
J. Educational services level 1;
K. Electric vehicle infrastructure, levels 1 and 2 only, subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.76 PMC;
L. Family day care;
M. Food stores, levels 1 and 2 (up to 40,000 square feet of floor area per establishment);
N. Gasoline service stations, together with accessory automobile repair and convenience shopping, and car washes with a one-car capacity, all without outside storage;
O. Health services;
P. Lodging, e.g., hotels and motels;
Q. Motion picture, television and radio production studios;
R. Personal services, e.g., coin-operated laundries, beauty shops, barber shops, clothing alterations, tanning salons, travel agencies, funeral services, and photographic studios;
S. Pet sales and services;
T. Pipelines;
U. Postal services;
V. Printing, publishing and related industries with floor area devoted to printing/pressing operation not exceeding 5,000 square feet;
W. Residential units above first floor commercial uses in a mixed use building;
X. Sales of general merchandise;
Y. Stormwater facilities;
Z. Transportation uses serving residential neighborhoods, e.g., bus shelters;
AA. Utilities or public maintenance facilities, e.g., facilities with a building of less than 1,000 square feet, without outdoor storage of equipment, materials, or vehicles;
BB. Water-supply facilities, e.g., wellheads, pump stations and water purification facilities not exceeding 1,000 square feet of building area nor exceeding building height for the district; water storage facilities not exceeding a 1,000-square-foot footprint nor exceeding the building height for the district;
CC. Wireless communication facilities. (Ord. 1960 § 3, 2017; Ord. 1952 § 21, 2017; Ord. 1805 § 8, 2011; Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.030 Buildings and uses permitted conditionally.
The city may grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for any of the following buildings and uses in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 20.20 PMC:
A. Educational facilities;
B. Linear trails, long narrow parks used for walking, jogging and bicycling;
C. Religious assembly;
D. Transportation uses serving communities and regions, e.g., passenger rail stations, parking facilities, school bus yards, bus barns, weigh stations, bus stations, transfer centers, heliports;
E. Utilities or public maintenance facilities, e.g., facilities with a building of more than 1,000 square feet, without outdoor storage;
F. Electrical facilities;
G. Commercial centers selling a variety of goods or providing a variety of services, ranging from general merchandise to specialty goods and foods, e.g., any lot or combination of lots with a store or variety of stores, offices, and services integrated into a complex utilizing uniform parking facilities;
H. Food and related product manufacturing that can be shown to be primarily a retail establishment such as a bakery or a brewpub;
I. Residential uses not within a mixed use building. In addition to meeting the criteria for approval of a CUP as set forth in Chapter 20.20 PMC, such residential uses must be shown to be subordinate to the commercial use on the property in terms of location on the property, size and/or height of the residential component versus the commercial component and location on the site. In most instances, a stand-alone residential building would not be permitted as a conditional use on a parcel in the MC district;
J. Indoor emergency housing (see PMC 20.68.200 for applicable regulations);
K. Indoor emergency shelter (see PMC 20.68.200 for applicable regulations);
L. Permanent supportive housing (shall conform to Chapter 20.96 – Multifamily Housing Design Standards) (see PMC 20.68.200 for applicable regulations); and
M. Transitional housing (shall conform to Chapter 20.96 PMC – Multifamily Housing Design Standards) (see PMC 20.68.200 for applicable regulations). (Ord. 2053 § 8, 2022; Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.040 Building height regulations.
In the MC district no principal building shall exceed 40 feet in height. (Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.050 Lot area, lot width and yard requirements.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
A. Lot area: None;
B. Lot width: None;
C. Setback – State highways: 15 feet;
D. Setback – Major arterials: 15 feet;
E. Setback – Other roads: 15 feet;
F. Setback – Rear: None when rear lot line is common with property zoned MC or other commercial or industrial zoning district. When rear lot lines of the districts are common with property zoned residentially, rear yards of not less than 15 feet shall be required opposite the residential district;
G. Setback – Side yard: None when side lot line is common with property zoned MC or other commercial or industrial zoning district. When side lot lines of the districts are common with property zoned residentially, side yards of not less than 15 feet shall be required opposite the residential district. (Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.060 Maximum lot coverage.
No maximum lot coverage is specified, except subject to Chapter 20.72 PMC, Parking and Loading, as to the amount of off-street parking required per use. (Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.070 Parking.
Off-street parking for residential units shall be provided at a ratio of one and one-half stalls per dwelling unit. Minimum parking requirement for commercial uses shall be determined by the following ratios:
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up to 4,000 square feet gfa |
3 stalls per 1,000 square feet gfa |
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4,001 – 20,000 square feet gfa |
2 stalls per 1,000 square feet gfa |
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more than 20,000 square feet gfa |
1 stall per 1,000 square feet gfa |
All parking shall conform to the general provisions and standards of area, surface, screening and maintenance as required by Chapter 20.72 PMC, Parking and Loading. Loading stalls shall be provided in the number and size required by Chapter 20.72 PMC. Off-street parking stalls within the MC district shall be a minimum of nine feet wide and 18 feet long. (Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.080 Signs.
Signs, advertising structures, and area illumination are permitted, subject to the sign code, Chapter 20.84 PMC. In addition, building-mounted (wall) signs identifying a commercial establishment within a mixed use building with residential uses above the first story shall not extend above the bottom of the lowest window ledge of the residential units. (Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).
20.51.090 Other required conditions.
The following additional conditions shall apply in a MC district:
A. All operations conducted on the premises shall not constitute a nuisance by reason of smoke, fumes, odor, steam, gases, vibrations, noise, hazards or other causes, beyond the property boundary lines, and shall comply with the provisions of PMC 20.68.160.
B. All sites having a common boundary line with a residential classified property shall have erected and maintained a view-obscuring wall, fence, or coniferous hedge not less than five feet, nor more than six feet, in height for screening purposes and controlling access. Where the wall of a building is on such common property line, no separate wall or fence need be installed along that portion of the boundary occupied by the building. Public utility installations need only fence and screen, with appropriate materials such as base plantings of coniferous shrubs or trees and climbing coniferous plant materials on the fences to minimize the commercial character of such installation, with the area surrounding the fenced and screened enclosure landscaped and planted to create a park like atmosphere.
C. All sites and activities in the MC district shall comply with PMC 20.70.055(G), Landscaping. (Ord. 1926 § 1, 2016; Ord. 1796 § 1, 2011).